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    $5.43/Gallon. Driving like Grandma from now on!

    I'm seeing anywhere from 5.85 to 6.69 for regular, in and around my neighborhood, here in beautiful North Hollywood/Burbank, CA.
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    Parking Brake SNAFU

    Yep! That's why I've never bothered with torches. Don't want to fry an innocent part! :)
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    Parking Brake SNAFU

    LOL! I know what you mean, but I am positive I am trying to turn the bolt the correct way! I have been working on classic cars my entire life, mostly GM and 1968 or before. These days, whatever I need and don't know, I can usually find on the internet. And with videos too! However, having...
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    Parking Brake SNAFU

    When I bought my Tahoe a few years ago, the parking brake didn't work. Guy told me it just needed adjusting. I'm in L.A...relatively flat, but we do like to go to the beach, or up Mullholland...and it would be nice to have the parking brake. (I have wheel chocks in the back, just in case.) I...
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    Air Conditioner Issues, 5.3 Z Vin

    Mine is more like this: https://www.amazon.com/LOCKING-CHAIN-CLAMP-WRENCH-FILTER/dp/B09BVS6LY1/ref=sr_1_5?crid=5DI3T2T6XEFL&keywords=locking+chain+wrench&qid=1653456908&sprefix=locking+chain+wrench%2Caps%2C179&sr=8-5
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    Looking for a rear cargo cover 03 tahoe

    Back in 2018, I looked for a month before I found one on ebay! They don't come up for sale very often, so you gotta keep looking. And when they do pop up, they're usually pricey!
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    Air Conditioner Issues, 5.3 Z Vin

    And, as a side note...I just replaced my compressor and tensioner pulley, and there was absolutely NO WAY it was coming out under the truck. Unlike every video I saw on youtube, there was just no pathway for it to exit! Too many lines and all the steering stuff. (And she's only a 2WD!!) I ended...
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    Left Driver Side Front Door Panel 2004 Gmc Is broken

    After all was said and done...just like new! I don't have a link because I just searched ebay and bought the ones that popped up...but there were a few more. Like I said though, inspect the pictures carefully because some sellers were selling ones with broken clips!
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    Left Driver Side Front Door Panel 2004 Gmc Is broken

    My ebay arm rest/door pulls came in (looed great!), so I took my door panels off. Easy job. The hard part was working on the back side of the panel without stretching the wires out too far. There are 3 wiring sets (blue, black & green) that clip into the bezel. Easy. But there is also a master...
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    A/C help please!!! (DONE, thank you!)

    Done! Thanks for all the help guys! This was a tough and expensive job...but still only less than half of what a shop would have charged...and now I have the tools!! I now own the manifold gauges and vacuum pump, and all the fittings...and I finally bough a cordless 20V impact wrench! And a LONG...
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    A/C help please!!! (DONE, thank you!)

    OK...so I replaced the a/c compressor/ tension pulley, belt, accumulator dryer (all-in-all...an AMAZINGLY difficult job!) TRIED to replace the orifice tube...and I got the exact same one...got the old one out...but the new one would NOT go in...no matter what. And placing them side by side they...
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    Left Driver Side Front Door Panel 2004 Gmc Is broken

    Exactly! I bought my armrests and bezels. Should all be here by next week!
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    Left Driver Side Front Door Panel 2004 Gmc Is broken

    This YouTube video shows it all!
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    Left Driver Side Front Door Panel 2004 Gmc Is broken

    Here's a tip....look carefully at the pictures of the ones for sale on ebay. Some of them have broken tabs and it's not disclosed in the listing!
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    Left Driver Side Front Door Panel 2004 Gmc Is broken

    That's what it looks like to me too...same problem I have on mine! In the picture of the underside of the armrests I posted, you can see what the slots are supposed to look like in the white plastic. And you can see that they are far too easy to break off! But after doing a bunch of research, it...
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